I decided to find out what happened with the House bill that I reported about (on May 27). This bill would allow schools to opt out of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 if they showed...

It was in the 90s today (I love spring but I was starting to wonder what happened to summer). While I was at work, the plumber came over and put in a sump pump since after the last deluge we had about...

I have a couple each of blueberry and raspberry plants that came back from last yet, but the fruit is still tiny and green, so I bought some organic raspberries. I also keep a bag of organic...

Happy Father’s Day! My son and I went to a local fish market called Lighthouse Seafood because Tony was hoping for tuna steaks for Father’s Day dinner; he said he used to make them often. Everything...

Earlier (May 13) I posted my Caesar dressing recipe which has six ingredients in it. A name brand Caesar dressing at the store has over 20 ingredients. Among them are phosphoric acid, modified food...

Today I received a telephone survey about food from an organization associated with our supermarket. The topic of eating a wide diversity of vegetables came up and I mentioned that we were trying to...

I got the idea for the presentation of this dish from the cover of the April 2014 Cooking Light magazine. Their dish was crab cakes with a different sauce and these are salmon patties but it still...

Yesterday while I was mixing various things into the bison to make burgers, my son sliced the cucumbers for the salad. This is a “salad” for Eastern Europeans — if you’re from somewhere like...

I spent last evening and part of the night going through recipes, organizing what could be accomplished on a weekday versus the weekend, and figuring out what ingredients could be used to their...

Tony was inspired by the kale slaw on his sandwich last Friday at Beck’s and found a recipe on the Food Network website which we highly modified to make it much simpler.  I try to make all of the...

Dill was the only herb left in the back porch planter that needed a serious haircut so I had planned for fish thinking a lot of dill could be used in the marinade or topping. This marinade can be used...

Someone from work invited me to their annual Memorial Day potluck cookout. I volunteered Tony to make his tortellini salad, which I do whenever we get invited to a potluck. They have a beautiful place...